A San Diego County Sheriff’s deputy’s patch. (File photo courtesy of the San Diego County Sheriff ‘s Office)
A woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly mailing a drug-laced letter to an Otay Mesa jail, authorities said.
Brittany Shahbakhti, 34, was taken into custody after detectives served a search warrant at her home in Fullerton, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.
Shahbakhti allegedly sent the methamphetamine-infused mail to an inmate at the George Bailey Detention Facility on Aug. 21. Before it reached its alleged intended recipient, it was intercepted by deputies assigned to a mail-processing facility.
The alleged crime is a felony carrying a penalty of up to six years in prison, according to the Sheriff’s office.
Officials did not disclose the nature of Shahbakhti’s relationship to the intended recipient of the letter.
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